IronClad Encryption Corporation Deploys BlackICE Network Security

March 27, 2018 06:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IronClad
Encryption Corporation (the “Company” or “IronClad”) (OTCQB: IRNC)
today announced that it is deploying BlackICE within a customer’s
comprehensive network security plan. As part of that deployment,
IronClad and technology partner Black
Pearl Engineering will install their jointly designed BlackICE
Barrier as an ultra-secure gateway. BlackICE Barrier is the first
product in a family of BlackICE products that prevents hackers from
breaching corporate networks and commandeering remote assets. BlackICE
Barrier is specifically targeted at enterprises and industrial use cases
where data and control systems require the highest level of security.
BlackICE Barrier can be placed as the first line of network defense in
conjunction with a firewall, and can also be placed deep within a
network where critical systems and devices must be protected
individually.

“IronClad’s customers demand the highest levels of security, which we
provide with BlackICE Barrier,” said J.D. McGraw, President and CEO of
IronClad Encryption Corporation. “Today, we can announce that our first
customer is in the mission-critical energy sector.”

Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers and
Chief Data Officers in every industry know that hackers are constantly
breaching firewalls. Once a hacker gets past a firewall, they are free
to navigate the network, penetrate servers, and hijack control systems
which can lead to financial and equipment losses, and even loss of life.
In fact, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of
Investigation recently issued a joint alert stating that Russian
government hackers have targeted critical U.S. infrastructure, including
nuclear power plants, since 2016. In addition to using malware and spear
phishing tactics, they have gained remote access into energy sector
networks. After gaining access, “the Russian government cyber actors
conducted network reconnaissance, moved laterally, and collected
information pertaining to Industrial Control Systems.”

In both commercial and industrial applications, BlackICE Barrier ensures
that organizations can now maintain absolute control of their data,
servers, and control systems by leveraging IronClad Encryption’s
patented, ultra-secure encryption and authentication technology. Energy,
utility, and manufacturing companies will be able to fully secure
industrial automation systems and associated end points. This same
product can also be used in other markets where the security of
information is paramount. For example, financial institutions will now
be able to secure their network communications with paired BlackICE
Barriers at sensitive locations.

“Any servers, networks and control systems managed remotely should be
protected by this device,” said David Smith, Black Pearl’s President and
CEO. “It can be placed either behind a firewall or in front of systems
and devices within the network infrastructure that require high levels
of data and access security.”

BlackICE Barrier’s installation process is seamless, requiring no
external software or network modification in order to immediately start
securing network servers, appliances, and control systems. As a
plug-and-play solution, users simply place BlackICE Barrier where it is
needed, connecting the device to the Ethernet network and configuring
it. Once in place, BlackICE Barrier cannot be reconfigured remotely by
any means - as opposed to gateways, web servers, wireless routers, and
firewalls, which all have inherent vulnerabilities.

“BlackICE Barrier can only be configured using a local interface that is
encrypted with IronClad’s ultra-secure technology,” said Daniel Lerner,
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of IronClad Encryption
Corporation. “There is no option to reconfigure the device using its
Ethernet ports or any remote access.”

BlackICE Barrier Availability

BlackICE Barrier is available now from IronClad and Black
Pearl Engineering in two rack-mountable packages: DIN rail or
network appliance. Contact either company for pricing information and
customization options.

About IronClad Encryption Corporation:

IronClad Encryption Corporation is a next-generation cyber defense
company that secures digital assets and communications across a wide
range of industries and technologies. IronClad Encryption-powered
solutions utilize our patented Dynamic Encryption and Perpetual
Authentication technologies to make all known key-based encryption
technologies virtually impossible to compromise. Dynamic Encryption
Technology eliminates vulnerabilities caused by exposure of any single
encryption key by continuously changing encryption keys and keeping the
keys synchronized in a fault-tolerant manner. Perpetual Authentication
Technology uses multiple virtual channels for encryption so that in the
event one channel is compromised, the other channels maintain encryption
integrity. Together, these technologies not only eliminate the single
point of failure problem created by having keys exposed through brute
force, side channel, or other types of attack, but do so with very low
latency and system performance overhead. Developers, MSPs, MSSPs and IT
organizations can now easily and effectively integrate ultra-secure
authentication and encryption measures across essentially all mediums.
This includes the latest processors and operating systems, legacy
hardware and software, within or between networks, and on
compartmentalized data or entire databases. At rest or in-motion,
IronClad Encryption ensures data remains safe, secure and uncompromised.

Black Pearl Engineering Management Inc. is a Texas-based technology and
product development company. The Black Pearl Engineering team has
decades of experience in both security and encryption technologies,
software development, system design, and commercial product development.
Black Pearl Engineering is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, and
offers advanced engineering services and cutting-edge product
development to customers in the U.S. and internationally.

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